APPENDIX D: BEST PRACTICES FOR FAUQUIER COUNTY Vint Hill is a successful, master planned, and mixed-use community that offers a diverse living and working environment with over 140 acres of open space and parkland in FauquierCounty. We suggest any development partners, investors, and businesses interested in developing and preserving recreational open spaces, parks, and trails in FauquierCounty to utilize Vint Hill’s key strategies: ● Vint Hill has conveyed over 100 acres of open space to an established conservancy for preservation. ● Vint Hill’s future plans include a 40 acre park with additional trails, an outdoor amphitheater, and other amenities. ● Vint Hill has Planned Commercial Industrial Development (PCID) zoning approval for 3.1 million square feet of commercial development including 250 continuing care assisted and independent units, and 200,000 square feet of retail in a village center, which are designed with a park-like atmosphere. ● Vint Hill embraces both private and public investments. ● The Vint Hill EDA entered into an early non-binding three-way agreement with the University of Virginia and George Mason University representing the first significant step towards a partnership with two major universities. ● Vint Hill community is conveniently located and easily accessible. Vint Hill is located on the eastern boundary of FauquierCountyand Prince William County. ● The Vint Hill Vision is to redevelop theformer Vint Hill Farms Army base into an exceptional mixeduse community of enduring quality (A way to redevelop currently underserved or abandoned open spaces into vibrant trails and other nature-based recreation). ● Vint Hill manages its parks and open spaces effectively through resources and advices from theFauquierCounty Department of Parks and Recreation. For more detailed information, visit the following website: http://www.vinthill.com/uploads/documents/development_options.pdf Based on these strategies Vint Hill has used, here are the suggestions of what we think the developers in FauquierCounty should follow: ● Convey at least 25% of open space to an established conservancy for preservation. ● Adopt future plans that include a 20 acre park with additional trails and other public facilities, activities. ● Have both the private and public support forthe developments. ● Make developing trails, parks, and open spaces visible and easily accessible for residents and visitors. ● Cooperate with theFauquierCounty Department of Parks and Recreations to better manage, promote, and preserve the developed trails, parks, and open spaces. Source: http://www.vinthill.com. 78